Just wanted to share the awesome email response I received from my boss:

I was nervous to email my area director for the company as she's overseeing the hotel I'm working. I emailed her with 5 doctor appointments prior to the surgery date to ensure she's aware when I'll be out of the office and I thanked her for understanding. This was her response:

Hi

I know that this will be a tough time for you. However, you need to concentrate on making this what will be the healthiest choice for you. Please make sure that you are at all your appointments and also taking the right amount of time off.

Thank you,

I wasn't expecting that much of an amazing response, but I'm thankful. I was nervous about taking many days off so I told her I would try to only take a few days off, pending how I feel, and she told me in person it's better if I take off the time I need instead of getting sick due to not allowing my body to heel.

I just wanted to share the awesome email.

That's really great! Good to see a supportive and understanding employer! Those seem to be rare these days.

That is awesome. Your boss sounds like a really nice person. Support in all areas of your life helps make this an easier journey. Congrats!

That's pretty cool...

Wow. I have never had a boss like that.

That's awesome, @@NewLeaf15! My department chair has been much the same. I am now post op, and I emailed last Friday to let her know I would be back this week as scheduled (2 weeks off), but just teaching my classes, not doing my office hours. She was great! Told me to take all the time I needed and if I needed someone to teach my classes, to let her know, she'd take care of it. As I was in class tonight, my program coordinator stopped by to ask if I needed help doing advising (I'm a professor) - told him no, I'd manage to get everyone in! So my work has been great as well! So nice to not have that worry! My mother said I should have taken off until Thanksgiving, and maybe I should have! Lol

That's great. I am fortunate to be in a similar situation, but with two bosses. I work as an IT consultant. One is my manager for the company I work for. Since I am on a long term assignment I made sure the manager of the group that I am working with knows about my planned outages too. Both have been very supportive.